The Democrats’ most competitive gubernatorial candidate in several cycles, Senator Billie Sutton, cast a triangulating vote on January 22 on a feckless resolution endorsing South Dakota’s anti-union…
Month: February 2018
Out of nowhere, Tim Bjorkman gets a little outside attention, as Vice contributor Robert Wheel includes South Dakota’s Congressional race in his list of potential…
Quick media reminder: I’ll be on The Patrick Lalley Show this afternoon at 4 p.m.! Lalley has invited me on the air to talk about…
After hearing Aberdeen legislators bow and scrape to local lobbyist Julie Johnson and vow they’ll vote for all the bills seeking to fund crackerbarrel host…
When I see a billed tagged “Education” from Dan Kaiser, Tom Brunner, Isaac Latterell, Phil Jensen, Jeff Monroe, and Jenna Netherton, I smell trouble. House…
Should State Take Responsibility for Roads to Nonmeandered Lakes? My neighbor to the north Herb Schaunaman got legislators at Saturday’s Aberdeen crackerbarrel talking about House…
NSU Provost and musician Alan LaFave asked legislators at Aberdeen’s Saturday crackerbarrel to discuss the impact another year of no raises for state employees would…
What does a Libertarian run on in a Legislative race? Let’s ask Gregory Baldwin of Wakonda, who has declared his intent to run for District…
But Cut the Sales Tax on Food? Perish the Thought! My neighbor Betty Sheldon made an impassioned plea to legislators at Saturday’s crackerbarrel to protect…
The six opening statements given at yesterday’s crackerbarrel in Aberdeen show that rookie Rep. Drew Dennert is the biggest policy nerd in the group, while…